Forty tracks spanning basically every genre the arcade rhythm world touches, and it never feels scattered. ONGEKI Sound Memory is the instrumental side of the franchise and these composers went completely off the leash. "MEGATON BLAST" is exactly what it sounds like, this crushing electronic banger with distorted bass that rattles your skull.
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"Desperado Waltz" pivots into something elegant and slightly menacing. "ヒトリボッチサテライト" does lonely atmospheric electronica that genuinely hits different at night. The piano version of "Perfect Shining!!" strips away everything and suddenly it's tender.
Wild range on this collection. If you want a single album that proves arcade music goes way deeper than people think, start here.